Which of the following best describes a scientific theory?

A) It is just one of many ways of looking at things.
B) It is a point of view which cannot be challenged.
C) It is a widely accepted explanation of some phenomena supported by a large amount of experimental data and is therefore definitely correct.
D) It is a widely accepted explanation of some phenomena supported by a large amount of experimental data, but it can be shown to be incorrect by a single experiment which yields results which contradict it.


D

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